United States International Trade and Commercial Policy 1

1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. I, Part 1, pp. 114 ff.


17. Minutes of a Meeting, Washington, January 6, 1955, 3:10–4:55 p.m.

Source: Department of State, GATT Files: Lot 63 D 134, Section 22. Confidential.


18. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Waugh) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, GATT Files: Lot 59 D 563, GATT: Memos, 1955. Official Use Only. Drafted by Margaret H. Potter and Joe A. Robinson of the Trade Agreements and Treaties Division.


19. Letter From the Vice Chairman of the Delegation to the Ninth Session of the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade (Brown) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Waugh)

Source: Department of State, GATT Files: Lot 59 D 563, GATT: Memos, 1955. Official Use Only; Personal. Assistant Secretary Waugh, in Washington at the time, was Chairman of the U.S. Delegation. For a list of the other members, see Department of State Bulletin, November 8, 1954, p. 711.


20. Telegram From the Delegation to the Ninth Session of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 394.41/2–355. Official Use Only.


21. Minutes of a Meeting, Washington, February 15, 1955, Morning Session

Source: Department of State, GATT Files: Lot 66 D 209, GATT, Ninth Session Review. Limited Official Use. No drafting information is given on the source text.


22. Minutes of a Meeting, Washington, February 15, 1955, Afternoon Session

Source: Department of State, GATT Files: Lot 66 D 209, GATT, Ninth Session Review. Limited Official Use. No drafting information is given on the source text.


23. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, March 2, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 394.41/3–255. Official Use Only. Drafted by Joe A. Robinson of the Trade Agreements and Treaties Division, Bureau of Economic Affairs.


24. Draft Report by the Acting Chairman of the Delegation to the Ninth Session of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Brown)

Source: Department of State, GATT Files: Lot 66 D 209, GATT, Ninth Session Review. Secret. The report was circulated in this form as background material for the discussions of the Review Session scheduled for the week of March 13.


26. Minutes of a Meeting, Washington, March 15, 1955

Source: Department of State, GATT Files: Lot 59 D 563, Memos, 1955. Limited Official Use.


27. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.414/3–2455. Confidential.


28. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the President

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.414/3–2455. Confidential. Drafted by Frank Taylor of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs and Fuqua.


29. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Kalijarvi) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Source: Department of State, ECFEP Files: Lot 61 D 282A, Surplus Agricultural Commodities—CFEP 502. Secret. Drafted by John E. Mellor of the Economic Defense Division and sent through Deputy Under Secretary Murphy. Concurred in by the Bureau of European Affairs, the Offices of Eastern European Affairs and European Regional Affairs, and the Assistant Legal Advisor for Economic Affairs.


30. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs (Raynor) to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.006/4–2055. Secret. Drafted by Wilson T.M. Beale, Officer in Charge of U.K. and Ireland Affairs.


33. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Waugh) to the Acting Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, International Trade Files: Lot 76 D 75, Memoranda to the President, January–June 1955. Secret. Drafted by Potter and concurred in by 10 other offices or bureaus in the Department.


34. Memorandum From the Secretary of the Council on Foreign Economic Policy (Cullen) to the Members of the Council

Source: Department of State, ECFEP Files: Lot 61 D 282A, Disposal of CCC-Owned Cotton–CFEP 529. Confidential. President Eisenhower established the Council on Foreign Economic Policy (CFEP) on December 11, 1954, to develop foreign economic programs and coordinate economic policy among the departments and agencies of the executive branch. He appointed Joseph M. Dodge the first chairman of the Council, composed of senior representatives of the Departments of State, the Treasury, Commerce, and Agriculture, and the Foreign Operations Administration (subsequently the International Cooperation Administration). The text of the President’s letter appointing Dodge as CFEP chairman is printed in Department of State Bulletin, December 27, 1954, p. 987.


35. Message From Prime Minister Eden to President Eisenhower

Source: Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 204, Eden to Eisenhower, 1955–1956, vol. I. Confidential.


36. Letter From the Secretary of Agriculture (Benson) to the President

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.004/7–1155. Assistant Secretary Butz, who prepared this letter for Benson’s signature, forwarded the draft to the Secretary with the following handwritten note: “This letter is written at suggestion of Gabe Hauge, with whom I discussed the European reaction to bicycle tariff. He feels the letter will help him ‘hold the line’. I cannot overstress the importance of this.” (Agriculture Department Records, Office of the Secretary, Foreign Relations 3) Copies of the letter were sent to the Secretaries of State and Commerce, to White House advisers Hauge and Randall, and to Gwynn Garnett, Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service. The Department of State copy was forwarded to Under Secretary Hoover on July 12 and was acknowledged in a letter from Hoover to Benson, July 19 (Department of State, Central Files, 411.004/7–1155)


38. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, July 14, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 400.117/7–1455. Limited Official Use.


39. Minutes of the 24th Meeting of the Council on Foreign Economic Policy, Executive Office Building, Washington, July 20, 1955, 4 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Cabinet Secretariat Records. Confidential. Prepared by Cullen.


40. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, Washington, August 1, 1955, 10:13 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Phyllis D. Bernau, personal assistant to the Secretary of State.


41. Letter From the Secretary of State to the President

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DullesHerter Series.


42. Minutes of a Cabinet Meeting, The White House, Washington, August 5, 1955, 9:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Cabinet Meetings. Confidential. Prepared by Bradley H. Patterson, Jr., Assistant to the Secretary to the Cabinet.


43. Letter From the Secretary of State to the President

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.004/8–1055.


44. Minutes of a Cabinet Meeting, The White House, Washington, August 12, 1955, 9 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Cabinet Meetings. Confidential. Prepared by Patterson.


46. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.004/9–1255. Official Use Only.